To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the membership of the Commandant of the Coast Guard on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Bill Number

HR 2136

Introduced

Mar 23, 2021

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Armed Forces and National Security Coast guard Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Military command and structure Military operations and strategy

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Summary

This bill adds the Commandant of the Coast Guard as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Commandant must keep the department under which the Coast Guard is operating (either the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Navy) fully informed of significant military operations affecting the duties and responsibilities of such departments.

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Mar 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Mar 23, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 23, 2021

Introduced in House

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